| People on the Move |
| Advisen People on the Move: As of November 27, 2007 |
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Stephen Adkins, Bob Allen, Katherine Bandiera, Phil Barrow, Ale
- Dennis J. Baltz,
Gracie Bechtol, Charisse Bertrand, Robert De Blasio, Peggy
Brockmann, Robert M. Bryar, Chris Condello, Stephen Crabb, Adrianne
Cronas, Stephanie R. Davenport, John N. DiBlanda, Ted Doolittle,
Lisa Elliot, Mickey Estey, Alexis Fishman, Brian E. Flynn, Jeremy
Frumkin, Lisa K. Gentile, Abe Gottesman, Jerald L. Griffin, Gina M.
Gunther, Thomas H. Hite, Sem Karetny, Esther Kim, Erin D. Kivo,
William L. Klein, Jennifer S. Law, Devon Lay, Tom Leahy, Jill Levy,
Paul Long, Seth Madnick, Christopher M. Mango, Joseph Marino, Edward
E. Monteith, Michael Mullaney, Shane Palmer, Jeannemarie
Pettipas-Ross, Jeffrey M. Phillips, Paul Podzikowski, Kerrick D.
Porter, Laura Purcell, Marc E. Rindner, David Rogers, Mickey Ross,
Connie Rowe, Drew Sanders, Larry Santapaola, Frank Scardino, Frank
Seigel, Robert Sinclair, Stephen M. Sitterly, Sean Slutsky, John B.
Smith, Paula Smith, Scott Sterner, Geoff Taylor, Todd M. Trcka,
Brendan Traynor, Bonnie Tsutsumi, Duncan Urquhart, Paul S. Vaughn,
James Welsh, Matt Whitelaw, Michael Yovino, Zulma Marquez Zak, Teri
Zanders, and Laura Zaroski are People on the Move. Read their
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- Dennis J. Baltz,
CPCU, ARM has joined HRH Atlanta as a Vice President. He has 15
years of risk management and insurance experience. He was most
recently a Director, Risk Management at Coca-Cola Enterprises
Inc.(CCE) in Atlanta. Prior to joining CCE in 2004, he served as
Risk Manager-Property for BellSouth Corporation in Atlanta for seven
years. Dennis started his career with a national insurance brokerage
firm, and was based in San Francisco and then Atlanta. “Dennis
has been a well-regarded corporate risk management professional for
the past ten years, and we are thrilled to have him join our
expanding team,” said HRH Atlanta President Doug Strohl. Reach
Dennis at 404.942.5123 or dennis.baltz@hrh.com
- Gracie Bechtol
has joined Lockton as a Senior Account Executive in the Employee
Benefits Consulting Practice in San Antonio, TX. She has more than
20 years of experience implementing health and welfare programs. She
provides guidance on actuarial valuations, employee benefit
communications, plan design, modeling, wellness programs, audits,
compensation and retirement plans. For the past 12 years, she worked
with United Healthcare of Texas in San Antonio. Reach Gracie at
210.491.3120 or gbechtol@lockton.com
- Charisse Bertrand
has joined Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC) as Director,
Risk Management Services, for the Program Group. She has more than
20 years of experience in loss control and risk management
solutions, including workers compensation claims administration on
both insured and self-insured programs. She previously led the risk
management team for programs at UnionBanc Insurance Services. Reach
Charisse in San Ramon, CA at 925.242.2551 or
cbertrand@edgewoodins.com
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- Robert De Blasio
has joined Kinloch to lead the Healthcare Industry Practice as of
October 10. Prior to joining Kinloch Holdings, Inc., he was with
Hilb Rogal & Hobbs, where he was responsible for establishing
the nationwide healthcare industry specialty practice. Before HRH,
he was a middle market sales professional and client executive in
the Healthcare industry practice at Marsh & McLennan.
“Healthcare is one of the fastest growing industries in the
United States. Delivering specialized expertise and customer-focused
services to this important segment is a critical part of our
strategy,” said CEO Bob Lockhart. “Bob De Blasio is one
of the most knowledgeable professionals in the field and has an
out-outstanding track record for building and managing a highly
successful healthcare practice. We are thrilled to have him as part
of the Kinloch team.” Contact Bob at 203.733.7672 or
robert.deblasio@kinlochpartners.com
- Peggy Brockmann,
Senior Vice President and National Wrap Up Practice Leader, joined
MRM Consulting, Inc. in Westport, CT on July 2. MRM is an
independent firm, whose sole business practice is Wrap Up
Administration. Most recently, she was the Wrap Up Insurance Manager
at Bovis Lend Lease in New York City. Contact Peggy in Westport, CT
at 203.254.1385 or pbrockmann@mrmriskmanagement.com
- Robert M. Bryar
joined C.M. Meiers Co as Executive Vice President in June. He is
responsible for growing the agency’s Middle Market and
Entertainment Divisions, and he will handle Carrier Relations and
work on Special Projects with the principals. Bob spent two years as
Managing Director, Southern California for Acordia/Wells Fargo and
14 years as President and CEO of Speare & Co. Prior to that, he
was with Hoffman Brown Co. for 14 years and with Max Behm &
Associates for 10 years. Reach Bob in Woodland Hills, CA at
818.224.6162 or rbryar@cmmeiers.com
- Chris Condello
at Willis has been appointed as Executive Vice President and North
America Leader of the Japan Global Practice Group. He joined Willis
in 2004 and has 16 years of experience. He has developed an
expertise in the electronic and pharmaceutical industries assisting
clients with their complex risk in the US and globally. From 1997 to
2004, Chris worked in the Japanese Practice of Marsh in New York.
Willis North America CEO Don Bailey said, “It is terrific to
have so much talent in the North America Practice, and to have
significantly grown our Japanese business in such a short timeframe.
I am confident that with the work ethic, expertise and dedication
that Chris brings, we will continue to strengthen our North American
Practice. Chris brings exceptional skills and experience to this
position. We are happy to have him with us.” Reach Chris at
212.915.8026 or chris.condello@willis.com
- Stephen Crabb has
joined Beazley as a Claims Manager in the Specialty Lines department
as of October 15. He focuses on UK and International Professional
Indemnity claims. He was previously a Senior Associate in the
Insurance and Reinsurance Group at CMS Cameron McKenna. Reach
Stephen in London at 020.7674.7053 or stephen.crabb@beazley.com
- Adrianne Cronas
has joined Marsh USA as a Senior Client Advisor in the Global
Environmental Practice in New York. She has more than 20 years of
insurance experience and has focused on environmental risk and
insurance through much of her career. Before joining Marsh, she had
her own consultancy, specializing in environmental insurance
brokerage. She also established and led the New York Environmental
Practice of Willis. She began her career as an Underwriter with
USF&G and then joined Minet, where she was head of the
Property/Casualty Department from 1987 to 1996. “Managing the
wide array of environmental exposures continues to be among the most
significant challenges for businesses in several industry sectors
located in New York City and the surrounding area,” said David
Liston, Managing Director and head of the New York office. "Adrianne
brings an impressive track record for developing innovative
solutions to environmental risks. She will enhance our strong
existing capabilities in this area." Reach Adrianne at
212.345.6985 or adrianne.cronas@marsh.com
- Stephanie R.
Davenport has joined newly formed Valiant Insurance Group, Inc.
as Vice President of Finance. Valiant was formed in 2007 to provide
specialty property and casualty products and services to the US
agency and brokerage market. It is a subsidiary of Bermuda-based
Ariel Holdings Ltd. She was formerly Senior Vice President of
Fiduciary Accounting and Claims at Gallagher Re and held various
positions such as Director of Reinsurance Management, Director of
Financial Operations and Accounting Manager for Marine and Aviation
Pro-rate Treaty Reinsurance at CNA Global Resource Managers. Reach
Stephanie at 917.971.0815 or
stephanie.davenport@valiantinsurance.com
- John N. DiBlanda
has joined Valiant Insurance Group, Inc. as Chief Financial Officer
and Chief Operating Officer. “We are extremely pleased that
John DiBlanda has joined us. He is a highly-qualified executive
manager with over 20 years diverse financial and operational
management experience within the insurance, reinsurance, financial
services and public accounting industries. He brings a wealth of
experience and will be instrumental in helping us establish a
broad-based platform servicing the U.S. agency and brokerage
market,” says Gary Dubois, President of Valiant Insurance
Group. John was previously CFO of Delos Insurance. He was US COO and
Global CFO of Gallagher Re and he was a senior executive of John P.
Woods Co., Inc. He also held senior positions at Centre Reinsurance
Company and KPMG. Contact John at 201.633.3604 or
john.diblanda@valiantinsurance.com
- Ted Doolittle
has been named Managing Director, Global E&O Liability Practice
Leader at Carpenter Moore effective November 5. He has over a decade
of executive liability experience, focusing on E&O programs
across all industries. He has advised clients ranging from private
companies to the Fortune 100, helping them to obtain technology E&O
and cyber-liability coverage. Prior to returning to Carpenter Moore,
Ted spent over two years as a Principal and National E&O
Practice Leader with Integro. From 1997 through 2005, he was a
broker with Carpenter Moore Insurance Services. Contact Ted in San
Francisco at 415.243.2384 or ted.doolittle@nasdaq.com
- Lisa Elliott
has joined Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC) as an Executive
Underwriter for the Program Group. She has over 20 years of
experience in the insurance industry. She has worked for TIG,
Fireman’s Fund and Hartford. Lisa has managed large national
accounts, created underwriting templates for small business, and
developed group and program business. Before joining EPIC, Lisa was
program underwriter consultant at UnionBanc Insurance Services.
Reach Lisa in San Ramon, CA at 925.242.2551 or
lelliot@edgewoodins.com
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- Mickey Estey
has rejoined Carpenter Moore as a Managing Director in the San
Francisco E&O Practice as of November 5. He has eight years of
brokerage experience advising complex companies on Professional
Liability/E&O and Privacy/Security insurance solutions. He has
helped develop E&O programs for companies in a variety of
industries, including Construction, Technology, Real Estate, and
other professional consultancies. Mickey was most recently a Senior
Associate at Integro where he joined after being a Senior Broker at
Carpenter Moore from 2000-2006. His background also includes seven
years as a Structural Engineer. Reach Mickey at 415.243.2307 or
mickey.estey@nasdaq.com
- Alexis Fishman
joined Beecher Carlson as a Senior Vice President on October 1. She
has more than 20 years experience in property and casualty
insurance, and she focuses on Risk Management and Healthcare-related
businesses. She will work in the Los Angeles office in the Risk
Management vertical and lend support to local production efforts.
Prior to joining Beecher Carlson, Alexis held a number of brokerage
positions most recently at HRH as VP of Marketing. She was also an
Associate at Lockton, Aon and Jardine Risk Management. Reach Alexis
at 213.337.3906 or afishman@beechercarlson.com
- Brian E. Flynn
joined RLI Insurance Company on October 8 as a Vice President
-Miscellaneous Professional Liability. He will head the professional
liability department in Summit, NJ. He was most recently at ACE USA,
where he held various underwriting and management positions for the
last seven years. He also brings a background on the broker and
claim sides of MPL business. Reach Brian in Summit, NJ at
908.598.8375 or brian_flynn@rlicorp.com
- Jeremy Frumkin
has joined IronPro, the Professional Liability facility of Ironshore
Ltd., as an Assistant Vice President. He will manage regional
distribution and business development for the Western region. Prior
to joining IronPro, Jeremy was Branch Manager for National Accounts
Division of AIG Executive Liability, a subsidiary of AIG. Reach
Jeremy in San Francisco at 415.277.5449 or
jeremy.frumkin@ironshore.com
- Lisa K. Gentile
has joined Aon Risk Services in October as a Vice President and
Account Executive in Aon’s San Francisco Risk Management
Group. She will handle a portfolio of large clients’ risk
management needs worldwide. Lisa’s expertise includes account
oversight of worldwide property, casualty, and professional
liability risk management programs, designing programs and
delivering services for large corporations, as well as resolving
clients’ business risk issues. She has over 16 years in
property/casualty insurance. She spent the previous three years at
Woodruff-Sawyer managing large accounts, and a total of twelve years
at both Chubb and Fireman’s Fund, performing various
underwriting, management and operations functions. She also spent
one year as a consultant in the insurance practice at Accenture.
Reach Lisa at 415.486.7658 or lisa_gentile@ars.aon.com
- Abe Gottesman has
joined Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC) as a Senior Vice
President in the Orange County, CA office. He will produce and
manage mid-market to large national and global accounts in multiple
industries, with a focus on construction, real estate, financial
institutions and retail. He was most recently Chief Operating
Officer at S.E.E. Touring Productions, Inc. From 2006 to 2007, he
was a Vice President at UnionBanc Insurance Services. He worked at
Aon from 2002 to 2006. Reach Abe at 714.937.4278 or
agottesman@edgewoodins.com
- Jerald L. Griffin
has joined Engle Martin & Associates to open and head a new
Sacramento office. “Engle Martin sees Northern California as
offering excellent opportunities for providing our quality of
service and responsiveness to customer needs. Building upon our
presence in Los Angeles, the northern California office will help us
service claims from Reno to San Francisco,” said CEO Kevin
Engle. Jerry has worked for Philadelphia Insurance Company, Hartford
Insurance Company, Continental Insurance, and Tokio Marine
Insurance. Contact Jerry in Rocklin, CA at 916.786.5445 or
jgriffin@englemartin.com
- Gina M. Gunther
in now a Vice President of Client Services at Insurance Policy
Enforcement Consultants LLC. IPEC was founded in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina to advise corporate, governmental and charitable
organizations on exactly what their insurance policies cover, and
what they do not cover, how to negotiate for the best coverage and
how to get disputed claims paid without expensive litigation. The
firm’s national practice offers services to assist in
preserving the assets of public and private organizations. Gina’s
responsibilities at IPEC include managing services on behalf of
clients and leading the organization’s growth with strategic
marketing initiatives. “Gina Gunther knows insurance inside
and out,” said David Bender, Jr., an IPEC founding partner.
“She fully understands the subtle changes and weasel words
some insurance carriers began inserting into insurance policies
following devastating hurricane and wildfire losses.” Gina’s
insurance background includes over 12 years of experience as
Managing Director of a commercial insurance brokerage firm. Reach
Gina in San Buenaventura, CA at 805.288.1380 or gmg@consultipec.com
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- Thomas H. Hite at
Wells Fargo Insurance Services has been appointed Regional Business
Development Officer for the Mid-Atlantic region, effective October
1. In his new role, he will be responsible for cross-selling Wells
Fargo products in the Mid-Atlantic region and building a retail
brokerage operation in Charleston, SC. Tom has over 30 years of
experience in the insurance industry, most recently as Managing
Director, National Practice Leader Property & Casualty for the
company. Prior to that, he held many positions with Zurich North
America including Executive Vice President of Corporate Marketing;
Executive Vice President of Corporate Development; President of
Zurich International, and Senior Vice President, International
Department. “Tom’s vast knowledge and experience in
insurance will help us grow our brokerage group in the South
Carolina office,” said Andy Paterno, Regional Managing
Director, Mid-Atlantic Region. “With Tom’s expertise we
expect our cross-sell results to increase significantly.”
Reach Tom via his cell at 312.520.3625 or
thomas_hite@wellsfargois.com
- Sem Karetny,
ARM is now an Account Manager at ECBM Insurance Brokers and
Consultants. He handles large account business, and started on
October 29. He was previously a Producer Trainer at The Graham
Company. Reach Sem in West Conshohocken, PA at 610.664.8299 x1345 or
skaretny@ecbm.com
- Esther Kim
joined ACE USA effective October 1 as an International Advantage
Production Underwriter. Located in ACE USA’s Morristown, NJ
branch, Esther is responsible for delivering international property
and casualty programs for US-based companies in Northern New Jersey
and New York (Duchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster
and Westchester). Esther was an International Underwriter with Chubb
Group prior to joining ACE and she brings significant industry
experience to the point of sale. Contact Esther at 973.775.7588 or
esther.kim@ace-ina.com
- Erin D. Kivo has
joined VRT Insurance Services as an Account Executive and Assistant
Vice President as of September 24. She specializes in Management
Liability and will focus on companies in the Technology & Life
Science sectors. Erin was previously with the Corporate &
Executive Liability division of Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. Reach Erin
in Oakland, CA at 510.590.9111 or edk@vrtinsurance.com
- William L. Klein,
CIC has joined Marsh US Consumer-Professional Liability as a Vice
President as of November 5. He reported that “I'll be working
with large professional practice associations with planning,
designing and implementing programs with malpractice being the
product lead. I'll also provide additional products and services
depending on the needs of the association members. Prior to this, I
was at McNeary working with hospitals and physicians with coverage,
placement and risk management issues. Prior to McNeary, I was a
Producer with Cameron M. Harris & Co., in Charlotte, which is
now part of Wachovia Insurance Services, and Bertholon-Rowland, in
New York, which is now part of USI Affinity.” Reach Bill in
Charlotte, NC at 704.374.8152 or bill.klein@marshpm.com
- Jennifer S. Law
has joined Marsh USA as a Vice President in the FINPRO division. She
was most recently an AVP & Underwriter for Arch Insurance, where
she worked in the Executive Assurance unit for the past five years.
Her insurance career, which began in 1999, also includes
underwriting experiences at The Hartford and Reliance National.
Contact Jenn in San Francisco, CA at 415.743.8412 or
jennifer.s.law@marsh.com
- Devon Lay has
joined RLI as an Underwriter in the Executive Products Group (EPG)
as of October 1. She worked previously at ACE USA, where she spent
the last few years underwriting professional liability products and
property coverages in Atlanta and Dallas. Contact Devon in Dallas at
972.481.1034 or devon_lay@rlicorp.com
- Tom Leahy
joined Ironshore Ltd. as a Senior Vice President of Underwriting to
manage the NY-based underwriting teams of IronPro, its Professional
Liability facility. He has over 13 years of insurance experience. He
was most recently an Executive Vice President, National Accounts
Division of AIG Executive Liability. He was also a Vice President of
Global Specialty Risk and Underwriting Manager for Reliance National
Insurance. IronPro President Greg Flood commented, “I’ve
worked with Tom for many years. We are thrilled that a manager and
underwriter of his caliber has joined IronPro. Tom will be a
tremendous asset to IronPro’s expansion, underwriting and
servicing of our Open Brokerage products.” Contact Tom at
646.826.6648 or tom.leahy@ironshore.com
- Jill Levy has
joined the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) as the new
Director of Membership and Chapter Services, effective November 12.
RIMS Executive Director Mary Roth announced, "Jill is a
management professional with 20 years of trade association
experience. Jill was Director of Research and Technology at the
National Court Reporters Association; Director of Regional
Activities Operations and Director of Membership at the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. and Director of Chapter,
Region and Membership Activities at the National Kitchen and Bath
Association. Jill has extensive experience in membership marketing
programs, strategic planning and public relations." Reach Jill
at RIMS in New York at 212.655.6030 or jlevy@rims.org
- Paul Long
joined Colemont Insurance Brokers as a Vice President and Broker in
July. He specializes in Property and Inland/Ocean Marine. Paul has
over 20 years of industry experience and worked for AmWINS, Swett &
Crawford, and Lloyd’s of London. Contact Paul in Chicago at
312.986.0404 or paul.long@colemont.com
- Seth Madnick
has joined Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC) to lead the
EPIC Program Group as Senior Vice President. During his insurance
experience, he has developed and managed alternative market risk
sharing arrangements as well as insurance and reinsurance placement
programs. He has practiced corporate, regulatory and reinsurance law
as in-house counsel at various insurance companies, and as a Partner
at Musick, Peeler & Garrett in San Francisco. Prior to joining
EPIC, Seth was COO of Hawaii Medical Assurance Association and
President of the Program Division at UnionBanc Insurance Services.
Reach Seth in San Ramon, CA at 925.242.2551 or
smadnick@edgewoodins.com
- Christopher M.
Mango, CPCU, RPLU is now Vice President & Director of
Corporate Risk Management at The Hartford Financial Services Group,
Inc., effective September 2007. In this role, he is responsible for
the overall management of the Corporate Risk Management Department
at The Hartford. He was previously with Chubb and its subsidiaries
for the past 12 years, primarily in Underwriting Management
capacities and most recently Vice President and Southern Zone
Manager for ChubbPro and Chubb Healthcare business segments in
Dallas, TX. Contact Chris in Hartford, CT at 860.520.2990 or
christopher.mango@thehartford.com
- Joseph Marino
joined The RVI Group in Stamford, CT on October 1 as Vice
President, Passenger Vehicle Group. He is responsible for Passenger
Vehicle Underwriting, Surveillance, and Analytical Services. Joe
spent 22 years with Ford Motor Company, most recently as the
Remarketing Finance Manager for Jaguar Land Rover North America.
Prior to that, he served as Process Improvement Manager for Jaguar
Cars Limited Finance at the Corporate Headquarters in the UK, Profit
Analysis Manager for the Ford Credit Europe Controller’s
Office, and he held numerous other roles in the Ford Credit
Controllers Office and Ford Car Product Development Finance. Reach
Joe at 203.975.2146 or jmarino@rvigroup.com
- Edward E. Monteith
joined Lockton as a Senior Vice President on October 1. He is part
of the Financial Services Practice. He began his insurance career 29
years ago, and spent the last 20 years with Johnson & Higgins
and Marsh USA, where he was most recently a Senior Vice President in
the FINPRO unit. Contact Eddie in Houston at 713.458.5419 or
emonteith@lockton.com
- Michael Mullaney
has recently joined Aon Brokerage Group as an Assistant Vice
President in the Greater New York Casualty Department. Mike was
previously an Assistant Vice President in the Casualty Marketing
Group of Willis Risk Solutions in New York. Reach Mike at
212.441.1648 or michael.mullaney@ars.aon.com
- Shane Palmer
joined Colemont Insurance Brokers as a Senior Vice President in San
Francisco. He focuses primarily on property accounts with Fortune
1000 companies, specializing in Earthquake/DIC, Hurricane/Wind
Storm, Complex Layered Accounts, Construction, and Cargo/Stock
Throughput. “Shane brings a tremendous amount of experience,
expertise, and energy,” says Doris Barnett, President of
Colemont Northern California. “His drive and entrepreneurial
spirit are a good fit with Colemont’s business culture, and I
expect him to be a highly successful and valued member of our team.”
Shane began his career in 1989 in London as a Lloyd’s broker
with Sedgwick. He moved to San Francisco in 1995 for a brokerage
position and has worked in the industry continuously ever since.
Contact Shane at 415.733.3349 or shane.palmer@colemont.com
- Jeannemarie
Pettipas-Ross has joined R.E. Chaix & Associates as
Assistant Vice President, Underwriting. She began her insurance
career in 1990 at a workers’ compensation carrier. She has
worked at Fireman’s Fund, Chubb, HRH of Northern California
and most recently as production specialist at AIG. Her underwriting
responsibilities at R.E. Chaix will include all lines with an
emphasis on general liability, property and professional liability.
Contact Jeannemarie in Napa, CA at 707.265.9788 x350 or
jeannemarier@rechaixinsurance.com
- Jeffrey M. Phillips
has joined The Claro Group, LLC as a Principal in Los Angeles. The
Claro Group is a financial and management consulting firm. Jeff’s
expertise includes first-party insurance claim processes, from
policy analysis and claim preparation to settlement support and
negotiations. He has over 18 years of experience in the commercial
property insurance industry specializing in large property, business
interruption and extra expense claims. Reach Jeff in Los Angeles, CA
at 949.209.8781 or jphillips@theclarogroup.com
- Paul Podzikowski
has joined Oswald Companies. He reports, “I started at
Oswald in Birmingham, MI on October 22 as an Account Manager. Prior
to this position, I worked as a Client Representative in the Middle
Market department at Marsh USA in Detroit.” Reach Paul at
248.341.8824 or ppodzikowski@oswaldcompanies.com
- Kerrick D. Porter,
RPLU, has joined RLI as a Senior Underwriter in RLI's Executive
Products Group (EPG) in Dallas. He has five years of specialty lines
underwriting and management experience from Chubb's Dallas office,
where he handled D&O, Fiduciary, EPL and a wide variety of
E&O-related products. He will be writing D&O, Fiduciary and
EPL products for RLI. Contact Kerrick at 972.481.1034 or at
kerrick_porter@rlicorp.com
- Laura Purcell
joined Colemont Insurance Brokers as an Assistant Vice President and
Casualty Marketing Manager in Chicago. She will broker accounts and
manage the Colemont-Chicago Casualty Marketing department. “Laura
has over 20 years experience in the E&S Insurance industry, a
stellar reputation, and an invaluable knowledge of the marketplace,”
says Tom Dillon, President of Colemont-Chicago. “We could not
be more excited to have her as a part of the Colemont organization.”
Laura started her career in 1986, working for McAlear. She also
worked for Mercator before coming to Colemont in September. Contact
Laura in Chicago at 312.601.9361 or laura.purcell@colemont.com
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- Marc E. Rindner
has joined Wiley Rein on November 1 as a Partner in the Insurance
Practice’s Professional Liability Group. He worked most
recently at Ross, Dixon & Bell, LLP and is a former Assistant
United States Attorney with the United States Attorney’s
Office for the District of Columbia. He counsels insurers on issues
relating to professional liability lines of coverage, represents
insurers in coverage litigation and serves as coverage counsel in
connection with claims arising under a wide variety of professional
liability policies, including public and private company, financial
institutions, investment advisors, fiduciary, media, lawyers and
accountants liability policies. Reach Marc in Washington, DC at
202.719.7486 or mrindner@wileyrein.com
- David Rogers
joined IronPro, the Professional Liability facility of Ironshore
Ltd., as an Assistant Vice President. He will manage regional
distribution and business development for the Central region. David
worked previously in the Professional Lines group at Endurance
Insurance in Bermuda, and prior to that, worked in Chicago for Chubb
and Marsh USA. Reach David in Chicago at 312.466.5650 or
david.rogers@ironshore.com
- Mickey Ross has
joined MacKenzie-Jones Insurance Services as a Senior Consultant as
of October 1. He will be responsible for the insurance agency
mergers and acquisitions practice and insurance agency acquisition
financing. He will also extend MacKenzie-Jones’ offerings to
community and regional banks. Mickey was previously Chief Strategic
Initiatives Executive of NetBank from 2002 through 2007. He spent 23
years with Bank of America in a variety of senior management
positions. Reach Mickey at 904.864.5323 or
rossm@mackenziejonesinsurance.com
- Connie Rowe has
joined Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC) as a Client
Services Manager for the Program Group. She has 18 years of
experience with workers compensation and disability risk management,
claims and employer on-site safety programs. Prior to joining EPIC,
she worked at UnionBanc Insurance Services, Wausau, Fremont, and
Idaho State Fund as well as in risk management for Sanmina. Contact
Connie in San Ramon, CA at 925.242.2551 or crowe@edgewoodins.com
- Drew Sanders has
joined Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC) as a Principal. He
will focus on expanding the private equity, hedge fund, and venture
capital business throughout the Western United States. Drew began
his insurance sales career at InterWest, where he focused on large
property owners and financial institution business. Contact Drew in
San Francisco at 415.307.3987 or dsanders@edgewoodins.com
- Larry Santapaola
has joined Sobel Affiliates Inc., a Brown and Brown Company, as
Director of Marketing, effective October 10. Prior to Sobel, he was
a Senior Marketing Representative with Sterling & Sterling, Inc
for the past five years. Larry also worked for Marsh Global Broking
in NYC for almost five years. Larry’s 19 years of insurance
experience also includes underwriting roles at Cigna Special Risk
and Reliance National. Contact Larry in Garden City, NY at
516.745.1111 x275 or lsantapaola@sobelins.com
- Frank Scardino,
an Executive Vice President at Lockton, has been named President of
Lockton's Dallas property & casualty operation. He has over 20
years of experience in property and casualty risk management. Prior
to joining Lockton in 2006, he was Managing Director of
Wachovia/Palmer & Cay. His professional background also includes
executive positions with the Stephens Group, Marsh Inc., Johnson &
Higgins, and Chubb. Reach Frank at 214.969.6745 or
fscardino@lockton.com
- Frank Seigel,
CPCU has joined Horan Goldman as a Regional Vice President. He will
be responsible for all of the marketing, sales, underwriting and
service activities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Frank began his
insurance career as a Commercial Casualty underwriter for Aetna
Casualty in1973. He joined Delaware Valley Underwriting Agency
(DVUA) in 1991, and was responsible for all areas of internal
operations, including branch support, producer relations, IT liaison
and marketing and communications. In January 2006, he joined Jimcor
Agencies as Branch Manager of the North Jersey Branch. Reach Frank
in Marlton, NJ at 856.396.0395 x603 or fseigel@horangoldman.com
- Robert Sinclair
has joined Guy Carpenter’s GCFac facultative reinsurance unit
as a Senior Vice President effective August 22. He will be based in
Tokyo and will focus on building the firm’s business and
developing its service capabilities for multi-national companies
based throughout the Asia Pacific region. Robert has more than 13
years of experience in the reinsurance industry, of which eight were
specific to Asia. He was most recently at Cooper Gay. He worked
briefly at Guy Carpenter before Cooper Gay and he also spent eight
years with AIG’s Societe Anonyme D’Intermediaires
Luxembourgeois (SAIL) subsidiary. He began his reinsurance career at
Ecclesiastical Underwriting Management Limited (EUML) in 1993.
Contact Robert in Tokyo at 03 5353 0155 or
robert.sinclair@guycarp.com
- Stephen M. Sitterly
joined Valiant Insurance Group as Vice President of Information
Technology for US property and casualty operations. Valiant
President Gary Dubois commented, “Stephen Sitterly will
oversee the planning and implementation of all phases of system
development at Valiant Insurance Group. We are extremely pleased
that he is joining us as systems development is critical to the
success of any company, but even more so to a start-up insurance
business that will rely on exceptional customer service. As a new
organization, we have an opportunity to implement state of the art
systems and Steve will be integral to this process.” Steve was
previously IT Project Manager at Liberty International Underwriters.
He also served as Principal Business Analyst at Liberty Mutual. His
experience also includes work as a Senior Underwriter at State Farm
Insurance Company. Reach Steve at 201.633.3601 or
steve.sitterly@valiantinsurance.com
- Sean Slutsky
joined ACE USA effective October 1 as an Accident and Health
Business Development Specialist. Based in New York City, Sean will
have overall responsibility for Accident & Health new business
development for ACE USA Accident & Health in Northern New
Jersey, lower Connecticut, Manhattan, Long Island and upstate New
York (Duchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and
Westchester). Prior to joining ACE, he held a variety of marketing
and sales positions with several insurance and advertising
companies. He brings significant industry experience in sales and
territory development to his present role. Contact Sean at
212.703.7057 or sean.slutsky@ace-ina.com
- John B. Smith,
CIC joined Hilb Rogal & Hobbs of San Antonio, TX in July 2007 as
a Commercial Property & Casualty Producer. He has over 10 years
of experience in risk management account production and account
management. His sales & service career has focused on many
different industry groups including healthcare, manufacturing,
construction, real estate and other various risks. Prior to HRH,
John worked for a large banked owned agency, serving clients in both
San Antonio and Houston. Contact John in San Antonio, TX at
210.483.5813 or john.smith@hrh.com
- Paula Smith has
been appointed Senior Vice President, Leader of London Terrorism
Practice at Guy Carpenter. She worked previously at HSBC’s
international property and casualty division, where she was a
divisional director within the terrorism team, servicing accounts
from a worldwide network of clients. She joined HSBC from Heath
Lambert, where she was a member of the Latin American international
property team, specializing in terrorism, with a particular focus on
Latin America. She began her insurance / reinsurance career in 1993
with Sun Alliance International as a commercial property
underwriter, moving in 1995 to AIG Europe (UK) Ltd’s crisis
management division, underwriting terrorism, kidnap and ransom, and
product contamination insurance. Reach Paula in London at
020.7357.2402 or paula.smith@guycarp.com
- Scott Sterner
has joined the Morristown office of Hays Companies as a Vice
President and Client Executive. In his new role, he will work with
the larger, risk management clients in the office. Scott's
background stresses providing service and insight to clients in the
risk management arena. He has been in the industry for over 20
years, and has worked with Allied Coverage, Acordia/Wells Fargo, and
most recently Meeker Sharkey. Contact Scott at 973.359.3618 or
ssterner@hayscompanies.com
- Geoff Taylor
has joined Willis Corporate Risk Solutions as Executive Director in
London as of September 3. He will focus on assisting global clients
with their risk strategies. Geoff was previously Director of Risk
Management at Nike EMEA and recently completed a year as Chair of
the Association of Risk Managers in the UK (AIRMIC). Contact Geoff
in London at 020.7975.2089 or taylorge@willis.com
- Todd M. Trcka
has joined Lockton’s new office in San Antonio, TX as Senior
Vice President and Producer. He has more than 15 years of experience
spent designing and implementing health and welfare programs. He
worked most recently with Aon Consulting in San Antonio, and he
began his employee benefits career in 1992 with Humana Health Plans
of Texas in Corpus Christi and Austin. Contact Todd at 210.491.3101
or ttrcka@lockton.com
- Brendan Traynor
has joined Integro Insurance Brokers as an Associate in the
Management Risk. He worked previously at AmWINS in NY. Reach Brendan
at 212.295.8610 or brendan.traynor@integrogroup.com
- Bonnie Tsutsumi
has joined Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC) as Program
Director in the San Ramon, CA office. She will lead the
underwriting, program development and program administration team.
Prior to joining EPIC, Bonnie managed programs at UnionBanc
Insurance Services. Her background includes managing a variety of
programs, including alternative risk funding and captive plans. She
has multiple years of underwriting and management experience with
various insurance companies in casualty lines of business. Reach
Bonnie at 925.242.2551 or btsutsumi@edgewoodins.com
- Duncan Urquhart
has joined Lockton International as Managing Director for the
International Construction team. He was most recently Head of the
Construction and Power Team at Oxygen. Prior to this role, he worked
for Marsh for ten years as Managing Director of their Construction
Division. Reach Duncan in London at 020.7933.2286 or
duncan.urquhart@uk.lockton.com
- Paul S. Vaughn,
ARM, AU, ASLI is now an Underwriting Consultant at AIG National
Accounts in Dallas as of November 12. He was previously at CNA Risk
management for 21 years as an Underwriting Consultant. Reach Paul at
214.932.2235 or paul.vaughn@aig.com
- James Welsh has
joined Swett & Crawford in the Jenkintown, PA office as a
Broker. Before joining Swett, Jim was a broker with USG Insurance
Services in Pittsburgh for the past five years. Reach Jim in
Pittsburgh, PA at 724.503.4308 or james_welsh@swett.com
- Matt Whitelaw
has joined Tri-City Brokerage in San Francisco as Senior Vice
President. He specializes in public and private D&O as well as
E&O for venture capital and private equity firms. Matt spent the
past eight years as a Managing Director at Carpenter Moore
Insurance. His prior industry experience includes Chubb and Acordia
of California. Reach Matt at 415.675.2214 or
mwhitelaw@tricityins.com
- Michael Yovino
has joined Tri-City Brokerage on Long Island, NY as a Senior Vice
President. His experience includes a focus on placements of large
lines umbrella programs as well as difficult placements for OL&T
accounts, tough products, product recall, energy risks, heavy auto
exposures, pharmaceuticals/nutraceuticals, OCIP's/CCIP's, and
project specific programs as well as practice policies for
costruction risks. He worked most recently at AmWins Brokerage of
New York where he was a Vice President and Casualty Broker. Prior to
AmWins, he was an AVP at Marsh. Contact Michael in Hauppauge, NY at
631.478.6023 or myovino@tricityins.com
- Zulma Marquez Zak
has formed Centurion Liability Insurance Services, LLC where she is
now President. The company opened for business on October 15.
Centurion Liability is an independent wholesale insurance operation
which provides executive protection exposure insurance products and
services to private, non-profit, and publicly traded businesses.
Zulma explained, "Centurion stands apart from its competitors
because 10% of the gross revenue from its executive line products is
earmarked for charity. When choosing Centurion, clients identify
their preferred charity and Centurion will make donations based on
these preferences." Zulma has over 23 years of insurance
experience with a focus on Executive Liability products. She began
her career at American Home/AIG where she concentrated in claim
administration of Directors & Officers Liability risks and
underwrote all Professional Liability products. She has also served
National Union/AIG as a New Jersey Branch Manager and Swett &
Crawford as a Financial Services Broker. In 1997, Zak co-founded ECM
Insurance Services and was most recently at Beecher Carlson. Reach
Zulma in Tustin, CA at 714.277.4363 or zzak@centurionliability.com
- Teri Zanders
has joined Edgewood Partners Insurance Center (EPIC) as a Vice
President of Business Development & Client Services. In her new
role, she will be responsible for client service deliverables, new
business production efforts and advocating on behalf of clients. She
has extensive technical experience in workers’ compensation
and integrated disability management. Teri spent the previous 15
years at ABD, where she was most recently Vice President of Client
Advocacy. Contact Teri in San Mateo, CA at 650.295.4630 or
tzanders@edgewoodins.com
- Laura Zaroski
has joined the Chicago law firm of O’Hagan Spencer as of July
1. Her practice focuses on coverage and claims monitoring for the
London and Domestic insurance markets. Her practice includes
handling various Professional Lines Programs, with a focus on EPL,
LPL and E&O. She has over 13 years experience in claim handling,
coverage and risk management. She was most recently a Partner at
Donohue Brown Mathewson & Smyth. Reach Laura in Chicago at
312.422.6142 or lzaroski@ohaganspencer.com
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